• DocumentCode
    1243350
  • Title

    Modelocked Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser producing 150 fs pulses

  • Author

    Wa, P.L.K. ; Chai, B.H.T. ; Miller, Alice

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    2350
  • Lastpage
    2351
  • Abstract
    Mode-locked operation has been achieved in a CW pumped Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser. Pulses of 150 fs duration were directly generated from the actively mode-locked laser. A CW krypton laser operating with 1 W in the red was used to pump the 15 mm long crystal.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 1 W; 150 fs; 200 mW; 800 to 900 nm; CW Kr pump laser; LiSr 0.8Ca 0.2AlF 6:Cr 3+ laser; actively mode-locked laser; femtosecond pulse generation; solid state lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911455
  • Filename
    121320